Close, But No Cigar
By urbanhoustonian at November 9, 2009 | 9:05 AM | Print
So you should know that the Texans and I have been trying at a reconciliation. I’ve tried dating other people, but Sundays just don’t feel the same without a little Battle Red. However, yesterday’s loss was hard to take. Let’s talk brass tax, Houston lost, on the road, to arguably the best team in the NFL. At the end of the day, I can’t get very upset about that. The only problem is they were in a position to win the game, and came up short like they always seem to against the Colts.
The biggest question I have this morning is, “How many times are we going to settle for coming close against the Colts?” It’s clear to me watching the Texans are very capable of keeping up with the Colts, but what or who is it going to take to get past what has to be a total psychological block? Andre Johnson couldn’t do it, Mario Williams didn’t do it, and Matt Schaub, while clearly becoming one of the best QB’s in the NFL, can’t do it either. A win yesterday would have immediately catapulted the Texans into legitimacy. Now we’re a team who has to go at least 5-2 (more likely 6-1) to make the playoffs.
Do I think it cane be done? Yes, but the team that could do that would have won yesterday’s game.
